A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 255 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines (158 miles). Unique identifier: us6000a01q. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000a01q. The temblor was picked up at 11:27:50 / 11:27 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 19/05/20 / 2020-05-19 11:27:50 / May 19, 2020 @ 11:27 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 106.68 km (66 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 127.7312° East, 4.6575° North, depth 106.68 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 255 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines.
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